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lsnEDIArELY after the burning OF
the Exeter theater, with the appalling
loes OF life attendants thereon, the
British Home Office announced very
graysly that Il would look into the
matter Of theater construction. There
was nothing new In the catastrophe
itself IL was the old story over again
"a sharp turn In the only s,aIrw
the stumbling Of one OF the
fleeing multitude over slight
obstruction. an instant block
adc. and then general crema.
ton. Such horrors have happened
In Bngland before, ~ they have hsp.
pened In every other civilized country,
and governments, local or national, In.
vmisbly promise 10 give the matter Of
preyenuyoe immediate consideration.
And that Is about all they generally
do. !. 10 probable that American
theaters are, "a q rule, the safes! In the
world. Since the destruction OF the
Brooklyn theater many State and
municipal governments have passed
laws looking TO the safety Of theaters,
bat such improvements In the
way Of quick exit and 6re-eftlnguish.
ing a. have been made have been due,
in the greatest measure, to the theater
managers themselves. 10 England IL
Ia very hard matter to effect reforms
Of any kind. This was notable In the
case Of Henry Iiviny's attempt to In.
troduoe the American method Of sell.
ing tickets to line Of applicants, the
Las, conner being the last 10 DO served.
But his London patrons would not
consent, prsierrIng TO scramble, with
he chances In favor Of brute strength.
Tho danger OF repetition Of the Brook
lyn thea,er tragedy has been reduced
10 miEimum in MI the large theaterI
Of tho larger citles. Many Of them
make l, q point 10 advertise their ad
vantsgea In this respect.
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CONDENSED TRLRGRAMs.

TOLEDO, O.-This was the closing
day Of the tri.state fair. The track
was In frat class condition, and the at
tendance large.
LoUnvILLx, XII. II. Quast, whole
sale boot and shoe merchant, assigned
today. Liabilities $50, coo, covered by
sssets. Dullness In trade Ia the reason
assigned.
OTTAWA, ILL.-The supre ne Court
met at Q o'clock this morning. Moth
log relative TO the anarchist cases has
come mp. The court 10 hearing argu.
ments on call OF docket.
CRIsros, lathe coroneI's Jury
today returned a verdict holding Flag.
man Jones and Conductor Childs
guilty OF criminal negligence In the
II cent collision on the Burlington road
near Alton. Both were arrested and
released on bail.
BALrln IRE, Md. ii. Bates, pres
Ident a the Baltimore and Ohio Tele'
graph Company, in an interview to-
night positively denies the rumor that
tins Baltimore and Ohio telegraph
syettm had been sold 10 the Western
Union, and says further that no ne
goiiations are pending that are likely
TO 20 result.
Lou syiLLk, Ky --Lapp, Goldsmith
A o., extentivs wholesale liquor and
tobacco dealers, doing business at No.
bi7 W est Main street, fled q deed Of
assignment this morning 10 N. +.
Heinsheim. The liabilities are esti.
mated at 100000; nominal stse,s
| $4,000. Creditors principally local
and members Of their own race and
religion, who have been putting mp Tor
them.
JxRskY CRY, N. J.-Gecrge Open.
shaw, eyed nine years, and Jerome
Miller, sged ten years, the two boys
who derailed q train at the Seven
tenth street crossing Of the Weehaw.
ken branch Of the Erie railroad, we're
srraigned this morning, charged with
malicious mischief. 0penshaw ad.
mitied that he misplaced the switch
that caused the derailmeut. Both bow
were bsiled In $500 Tor examination
next Monday.
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The Heirs Of John Bnnsbien.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, September 9.-What
would be very important bill II 1t
were not known that the claimants
have engaged In such litigation before,
and that their legal titles ore not highly
regarded, was q ed in the United
States Circuit Court here today.
The complainsnte are the heirs Of
John Besubien, q French Canadian,
who, In 1912, fqnstted on the ground
now forming the eastern eide Of the
business portion Il Chicago. Heheld
undisputed possession until 1910,
when the Federal Wsr Department
ouetsd him. Bssubien, by law, had
the right to purchase the tract OF the
government at 81 % an acre,
and II Is asserted that he elected 10 do
90, but the War Department summari.
ly elected him. The value OF the land
Is now far up In the millions, being
occupied by many OF the largest
wholesale and retail stores in
the city, not TO mention scores OF
whsrves and network OF rail.
road track. The bill is TO compel
the government to grant Beaubisn's
heirss patent to TIE land. They claim
all the property between Madison
street and the Chicago river and State
street and Lake Michigan, excepting
the four acres once occupied by Fort
Dearborn. II has been claimed that
Besubien received other land In lieu
Of his claim, but this is denied by the
helm,
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VOICE OP THE PEOPLE.
MT. RIansery on Holly springs
Temperature.

MrsrHia ctSrtA siosAL Owes. !
MHsrHis, TrSr., September " 1877.
10 the Editor Of the Appeals
In this mornings APPEAL 10 pub
lisbed q letter from Mr.. Watson, who
questions the maximum thermometer
record at Holly Springs, Miss, At
tributes the too high ~ result 10 the
location and exposure Of the instru'
ments, and says "the agent who Ia re-
sponsIble for is surroundings was
either wanting In judgment or i'm.
partially and fairness. The ArrrAL'
In an editorial commenting on this
case and that OF Dyeuburg. Tenn, At
tributel the too high y retult 10 IN
accurate Instruments.
Now, no instrument 10 Officially
used In the work OF this service until
II Ia duly numbered, tested, examined,
and approved by specialists oil this
service In that line Of work. Accord.
insly, any one Of those instruments at
Holly SPRING., Miss, or at Dyersburs,
Tenn, or at any Of the other cotton
region stations, is such an efiicial In
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MEMPHIS DAILY ArPEAL..sATURDAY SEPTEMBER TO- 1887

longer uselessly to waste and de-
strcy our forests" II has been
maintained by those interested
In the preservation Of the forests that
there was q definite relation between
drouth and the denudation OF the
land Of its timber. This view has
been disputed by those engaged In the
lumber business, but 1t is to be hoped
the congress will give the matter
very earneet consideration. The tim
Der which is cut Is put TO useful pur-
poses. That must be admitted. and
the question therefore seems to be
how to save the land after permitting
the timber to be used, Mr..
Lane requests the Governors
d all the Southern States
to send one delegate for each Con.
greesional District, and the mayors
Of cities, and tho presidents Of Boards
OF Trades to send such number OF del
egstes as they may see proper. The
drouth now prevailing to the serious
loss Of the farmers in various portions
Of Kentucky and Tennessee renders a
discussion OF the effects Of devastation
very timely.
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FILIBUSTERING EXPEDITION.
Buscaneers on the spanish Main
Watched vigilantly.


NEW ORLEANS, La, September 8.
A Times. D smocrat Key West, Fla,
special says: The Evening Call Of this
city In its issue today sayr, under the
caption Of "The Expedition to Cuba:'
"Tbe Havana La Lucha this morn
ing cab ed iis representative for par
ticulars OF an expedition suppo,ed to
have left here for Cuba. The Spanish
gunbost dispatched from Havana last
night In response to q re-
quest OF Vice Consul Cfeitae is now
here and its officers are ashore, pre-.
tumably to inquire into the matter.
Dr.. Harris Collector OF Customs,
being interviewed this morning, de.
MED any knowledge OF the departure
OF such a,bost from this port for Cuba,
and does not believe such beat could
possibly have eluded the inspectors.
A special to the Plcayune from
Key West says: ut is learned that
tho filibusiers who left here for Cuba
were seen by the authorities to land
from a small sloop near Matarzas, at
noon on the 9Th. The landing was
made In two exits. Information was
sent to the military commander, who
Immediately started in pursuit, but the
fillbusteIs evaded capture by striking
into the interior. Troops continue 10
patrol the COST, while gunboats are
cruising of the shore. The expedi.
ton started from Pine Key, an island
distant about twenty-five miles from
here, whore the rendezvous has been
arranged. Outside Of official circles the
event has created no interest what
ever. The Voluminous kilograms re-
ceived at the Spanish Consulate, di.
rect from Madrid, and the presence OF
Spanish gunbosts here, evinces that
the Spanish Government attaches
more Importance to the expedition
than II deserves"
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NKs VoRK, September 9.-All the
trunk lines were regularly represented
at the passenger agents. meeting at
Commissioner Flnk's Office today, ex-
cept the Baltimore and Ohio. Assist
ant Commissioner pArson acted for
Mr.. Ford, OF tha, road. II was deter
mined to raise the baggage limit OF
immigrants from 100 TO $50 pounds,
the change to 20 into effect tomorrow.
Tho new emigrsnt ,arifi will not so
into effect until about October 10Th.
The delay is caused by the difficulty
In making mp a schedule with all
the different kinds OF money that have
10 be handled. There are eeven thou
eand points Of destination 10 be
covered. The Baggage excess rates
will probably be lees than heretofore.
On recommendation OF Commissioners
Abbott, OF Chiesgo, Il was decided 10
LET rates west Of Chicago remain 40 at
present for At leas, thirty dsys, when
II IN intended 10 restore them 10
the old schedule, The Tree baggage
limit Of Gre, cla's passengers was also
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Col THOMAS q. JOINS, OF the Second
Alabama regiment, has sen, 10 the
Governor e Connecticut q battle dag
Of tho Sixteenth Connecticut yolun-
tesr, captured In 1864 by a member
Of the Montgomery True Blues, saying
ths, the Hig Is returned because Of an
indisposition to retain a me.
nsnto OF the triumph Of
brethren over brethren. Thus
do the s3u.herners continue TO pour
balm upon old wounds while Gov.
Foraker, Of 0lio, ieab them open.
II would bs = good thing II the
Survivors Of come Southern COM
panlos should send 10 the meeting Of
the Grad Army Of the Republic In
~. J)us a Aig or two. /, would be
highly Instructive 10 note what the
army vouli do with II, particularly II
Three PAlsiss Fairchiid we're present
Nhen !. VAS handed In.
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Nm A. o. LANE, Of Birmingham,
Ala, the president Of the southern
FORESTRY Congress, has iSsued q call
for the third annual session Of the
congress al Monte Sano, Huntsville,
Ala, October 10Th. Mr.. Lane says
that "tho alarming results Of deioresta-
ton are shown this year In the long
season Of drouth which has destroyed
the growing crops and desolated many
millions Of acres Of lands In the here.
toiore fertile regions Of the North and
West" Mr.. Lane asserts that tho
same calamity twill surely visit our
Southern lands II We continue
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The r., A. aud X. Railroad.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, September o.
The Hon. CHARLES N. Lsmison, OF
Ohio, attorney for the Memphis, Ar
ksnsas aud Kansas railroad. was In The
city today. Your correspondent inter-
viewed him briefly and learned that
this new line Ia rapidly getting into
shape and work will begin on the con.
structlon In December. The road Ia
TO be built by the East Tennessee, vir.
ginia and Georgia Company, and will
in reality be an extension OF that line
from Memphis on into Kansas. Mr..
Lamison was here arranging for q
meeting with the business men Of For
rest City tonight. The parent road Ia
at present engaged In constructing a
line from Birmingham TO Mobile, Ala .
which will be finished by November
l6h. The line 10 TO run from Mem
phis through Forrest City, Searcy,
Harrison, Eireka Springs, Ark, and
on TO Gallatin, Mo, thence to some
point In Kansas. II passes through
some OF the finest country In Arkan-
sas, passing through many OF the
growing towns Of the State. II will
all a long felt want aud devslop and
carry TO market much Of our marketa-
ble merchandise.
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strument, and It's accuracy IL % high
ss any other similar instrument used
at any regular signal station.

strument, and It's accuracy 10 o. high
% any other similar instrument used
at any regular signal station.
As to the location and the exposure
OF those instruments at Holly Springs,
Miss, will cay that the instrument
shelter is the authorized standard Tor
that work, selected only after much
experiment and discussion; that Its
expo sure and location conform, 30 far
az local conditions permit, to the SCI
eDtfic requirements necessary to Sc
cure the best results; and that the
location at the depot was predeter.
mined at this, 10 at all other similar
s'atious, by conditions imposed by
practical necfssi les.
Holly Spr ngs, Misc, Is one OF 100
stations which were established hy
United Safes signal observers in
charge oil the several centers; and at
all these stations instruments, shelters,
locations, exposures, observers and
practical and theoretical results are
based upon one uniform plan, which
experiment, observation, experience
and reason have selected to secure the
best results.
Prof. Tyndall asked Prusslan officers
the cause OF their success, and they
replied that their watchword ever Is,
I'VE must do our duty" (Wir
mussen unser rficbt thun.
80 when / say have done my duty,
! but name q characteristic which
distinguishes all Signal Service OBJ.
servers, and on which, ultimately, Is
based whatever success the Signal
Service has accomplished.
Mr.. Watson also says elevation
modifiss heat, and the conclusion he
draws Is that, since Holly Springs,
Miss, has q higher altitude than other
named stations, IL should, a priori,
have lower temperature, and Signal
Service records which show a higher
temperature are therefore wrong,
Despite the conclusion Of Mr.. Watson
there are innumerable places which
have not only altitude but latitude In
favor OF low temperature, ard YET
the temperature recorded is higher
than places having lets elevation and
latitude.
The general proposition Is true, but
II does not follow that this special ap-
plication Of il to Holly Springs, Miss,
is also true. 1t does seem that Mr.,
Watson here furnishes good illustra.
ton OF "Sophisma fcte UNIVERSAL.
totis." d. T. FLAHsERY,
Observer In charge Center.
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IT seems TO DO clear that Gov. Porter.
Fret Assistant Secretary Of State, has
resigned bis Office because Of friction
between himself and Secretary BayArd.
The friends Of Gov. Porter comprise
the entire population Of Tennessee,
and bis services In the Department q
State have justified fully the popular
confidence In his ability. He has
been accredited with having supplied
the most Of the brains Of the depart.
meni, and there Ia general admission
that he would have been better placed
had he occupied Secretary Baysrd''
posilion.
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He Strongly Denies tho Charges
Against Him.
His Retaliation strengthened BIZ
Letters From Employees OF
the Department.
IsrlorAL 70 YHn ArrllL.I

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NAsHyiLL2. TENN, September o.
Collector Hillsman was seen by your
correspondent tonight, and was asked
about the charges made against him
by Wells. He reiterated the state
ments made In his card. and pub.
lished In the APPEAL. He says he
was sorry that the reporter sent out
by the American to get exact facts did
not see Boyce, who was in the same
section OF country. He showed me a
letter from Boyce, in which he
denied every charge made by Wells.
"This letter." said Col. Hillsman, lis
the only letter have received from
Boyce. After seeing the American
this morning, I telesraphed TO Fay
etteville for him TO come to Nashville,
but he was not there. What Mr..
Boyce or any other deputy collector
may have done, individually, / cannot
tell, but II Ia natural to suppose that
men whose positions would be lost
II the anne 1dment passed, which would
be the case with all storekeepers,
gaueers, ETC., In the service whose
positions are dependent upon the
running Of dstillsries, would exert
themselves 10 defeat the amendment.
Today the mail brought me the fol-
lowing letter from four revenue
gsugsrs and storekeepers located In
Robertson county:
"srRNerIELp, TESs., September 8, 1857.
ave, the undersigned, gaugers and
storekeepers assigned to duty in Rob-
ertson county, do hereby certify that
we have never been assessed or re-
quested 10 give any sum OF money to
defeat prohibition in Tennessee. We
further state that we have never
distributed any an,i.prohibition lit
erAture, or aided In any way
the distribution thereof. Col. Hills.
man nor any Of his employees have
intimated an assessment, nor re-
quested any OF us 10 take part either
for or against the prohibition amend
ment,
"w. ID. PORT, g. a.,
"D. s, DONELS0N, g. a.,
- I'm O C0UT5, 8, o.,
Nv. S. MILLER, s. a."
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NEw HAVEN, Coss., September o.
A new complication In the Affairs Of
Il. 8. Wheeler a %. came to the sur
face today. Mr.. Wheeler purchased
bis supplies through New York bank
eu. Among them were Kidder,
Rsbedy 4 Co., and Heidelbach q
Ichelheimer. These bankers paid
cash for goods purchased Of English
dealers and accepted from Mr..
Wheeler before delivering over the
goods 10 him q certihcatlon that the
goods were TO be held In trust until
paid for. Wheeler has sold many
thousands OF dollars worth OF goods
held on these terms 10 his customers,
who have not paid for them. The
bankers mentioned propose 10 try aud
hold the goods thus sold from other
creditors OF Mr. Wheeler, and will
claim that Mr.. Wheeler did not own
the goods, but simply held them In
trust. The question OF how lar the
claim OF the bankers In such cases
extends has never been a. udicated by
the courts, and II Ia proposed 10 make
test oAses Of the claims In question.
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The Hamilton Case.
larHoiLL 10 I'm LrrILL.l

'A'AAb ~ US aFFssbsl
JACKSON, Miss September 0.-The
Hamilton habeas corpus trial drags lie
weary length along without seeming
10 approach the end. There were no
new developments therein today.
Some expert testimony merely cusu.
lative was introduced. Counsel Tor
relators are preparing afiidayils, etc,
10 sustain their offer TO prove certain
allegations, which the court said II
sustained q general investigation shall
be held. The court adjourned until 0
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The proceeds from the Kirmess is
not known, but IL 10 certain that q
handsome sou has been realised. II
10 said that the eross proceeds are
between 5000 and $4,000.
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nookheeper ship..

PmLADRLrmA, Pa, September a.
Alfred Cope, bookkeeper and general
manager for the aim Of Il. sehlbach 4
Co, Of Boston, New York and Phila.
delphia, Representatives OF leading
German manufacturing chemists, and
also Of the Hudson River Anillne
Color Works, Of Albany, n. Y, dlsAp.
pemod very suddenly on August 9th
and has not since been heard Uf, Mr..
Behlbaoh has had the sale In the flee
blown open, but says tina, az We, he
cannot tell whether or not there has
been deislcalion. He declares, how
ever. that something IL wong, and has
advised the police aulhoritieo Of the
facts In the case,
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Ar the ceremony Of laying the cor.
nsr stone OF the Consolidated Stock
and Petroleum Exchange In New
York yesterday, Algernon 8. Sullivan,
one Of the most prominent members
Of the New York bar, was aspesker.
In the course OF his remarks he took
occasion TO make an earnest protest
against the "trust" method Of doing
business. Mr.. Sullivan declared its
continuance to be fraught with the
greAsst danger aud advocated the
passage Of laws vacsting these trusts.
1t Is quite time that Congress and
State Legislatures should give tie
"trus" method OF doing butinees care.
fal consideration. Lstterly It appears
TO have grown epidemic. The milk.
men la Chicago have lust organic ID
one q these "trusts," which, alter all.
ara nothing other than attempts to
maintain high piece by shutting off
competition. II 10 merely pooling"
under another name.
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A PEACEFUL RALLY.
Reunion OF Barteau's Second Tennes-
see and Morton's Battery.
crates 20 Visit FRANKLIN and
Meet War Comrades.

Barteau's Second Regiment Tennss.
see Cavalry, and Morton's Battery
consolidated, will hold their annual
reunion at Franklin. Tenn, at the old
battle ground, on Friday, September
20, 1887. Parties desiring hotel &C.
commodstions made at Nashville can
have the matter attended to by writ
ing to Geo. F. Hsger, secretary Of the
association. This will probably be
the largest reunion ever held In Ten.
neesee OF Confederate soldiers.
The First, Tenth, Twentieth,
Twenty.fourth, Thirty-second, Forty.
fourth and Forty.fittb regiments Of
infantry, the Second, Fourth, Tenth
and Eleventh regiments OF cavalry,
and Morton's, Bsxter's, Ruttledge's
and Maney's batteries will particir ate,
and 1t may be added that Company
@" will to a single man be on hand,
as none died during or since the war.
1t is hoped that all living members OF
the above named organization, and oil
ex.Confederates who can, will attend.
Old comrades who reside in William.
son county, In connection with the
generous citizens, are alive to the oc.
casion, and are making ample prepar.
atoms to render the day pleasant for
all.
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads for one fare for the round
trip, tickets to be on sale the 22d and
last until the 25th Of September. This
will be good opportunity for West
Tennesseans to visit the old battle
ground Of franklin and be with their
friends and relatives in Middle Ten.
nessee. There are many in North
Mississippi, too, WHO would like to 90
and 1t is hoped they will avail them.
selves OF the chance.
Mr.. George F. Hsger, secretary OF
the association, requests other Mem
phis and West Tennessee papers te
notice,
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Suffering nj sea.

HALIFAX, n g., september 9.-Fish.
ing vessels arriving from the Grand
Banks suffered terribly In the grss,
storm Of the 3 instant. Capt. Nelson,
Of the American schooner Mabel Ken
niston, boarded the wreck Of q vessel
called the Ocean Pride, and was bor.
rihed TO hud her crew lying dead In
the cabin. One dead body tied TO q
rope was floating by the aide OF the
wreck, The American schooner Nellie
Woodbury. lost six men. They were
drowned In sight OF the vessel. The
captain cut the cable In his endeavors
10 save the men, but succeeded In req
cuing only one man. Another Amer
lean schooner reported the loss OF two
men. All incoming vessels reported
the gale a. tfishtiul, and say that
when all reports are in the loss Of life
and property will be iound 10 be
enormous.
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MA RaIIroad snIt.
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""IsN 70 ~ HFTEHbsI
HELENA, AK, September s.-Sult
was instituted here today In the Phil.
lips county Oirouit Court against the
It, Louis, Ion Mountain and South.
err Railway q mpany for the recovery
Il 5000 The action IL brought by
The administration OF Alcorn Ellis, q
young colored boy, who Ia said 10 have
beon thrown of southern bound
cannon ball train by q conductor and
thseby fiiled, Just ~ ths train was
pulling out Of Hoxle, on the morning
Of the 27th ultlmo.